What's up with Harry Fuller? 8 out of the 20 blogs right now?I count 20 blogs on the ZDNet start page, and 8 of them are eco-farts from Harry Fuller. Non IT. Can someone remove his gaia-pollution from ZDNet? We need some IT blogs again.
Wow - The Financial Force.com product line may have the rosiest future of all the products showcased at the recent Dreamforce.com show in SFO. Read why here. by Brian Sommer
movement on the collaboration frontGreat post, Jennifer. It will be interesting to watch these developments unfold. I had spoken with some people from Yammer a while back and the head of Vialect about uses of these tools. I actually blogged about this the other day as well and...
Sorry Paul, but you're wrong about knowledge basesGreetings Paul:Very good overall post!However, considering our core competency in knowledge bases, I have to take exception to your conclusions on KBs.Consumers certainly will and shouldturn to other consumers when looking for input on product and service selection because it is not motivated...
(NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog. Â Let's see how that...
To prove meaningful in the enterprise, Salesforce.com Chatter is not only going to have to be upfront about its social capabilities but is also going to have to come with tools that help deliver business value. That could prove a tough nut to crack. by Phil Wainewright
Google AdwordsI've used Google Adwords frequently and I do know that there is a learning curve involved. I've often said that Google represents the ultimate in convenience but their Adwords program does not function with the same ethos. It's not an easy tool to figure out and definitely requires a...
Coming to Dreamforce has been a revelation. The news was dominated by Chatter but that only tells a fraction of the real story. As I sat in the media room chatting sic to an old buddy it occurred to me this was a conference that annoyed for all...
Last evening, fellow ZDNet'ers Mike Krigsman, Dion Hinchcliffe, Tom Foremski, Brian Sommer along with fellow Enterprise Advocate Vinnie Mirchandani and I sat down with Parker Harris, co-founder Salesforce.com to get a deep dive into the rationale behind Chatter, what it's really about and where it's going. ...
Spot OnThis Chatter thing is just a manifestation of a bigger thing going on in business at the moment - the escape from reality into a child-like world of 'consumers' - or more accurately, the idea of business people behaving in the same mindless way on the Web that characterises...
Salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics or ACTall three are greatposted October 21, 2009 ?Karleton Helfer was consistently one of our top producers. Karleton received numerous production and achievement awards, and frequently led the business unit in total sales. Karleton took a very strategic approach to the sales process, always researching technology developments,...
My take on Salesforce.com's new enterprise-level social networking platform, called Chatter, which was inspired by Twitter and Facebook. by Michael Krigsman
At Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 in San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Kraig Swensrud, senior vice president of product marketing, show attendees the company's new customer service software, Service Cloud 2. The new tool helps businesses connect their traditional call center technologies with social media applications through a cloud...
It's a StartWhile I think this is a harbinger of things to come, and salesforce.com seems to be the closest thing to a real platform to support this kind of functionality, I don't know a single salesperson who wants to spend more than 3 minutes a week on salesforce.com.Since many...
Running Cover-it-Live has produced some interesting commentary about this morning's announcement of Salesforce.com Chatter. Best summed up by Nenshad Bardoliwalla: The length of this keynote has turned "Chatter" into "Splatter" IMHO A three and a quarter hour keynote marathon, laced with the kind of hyperbole we've come to...
At Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 in San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and technology head Parker Harris show attendees Chatter, a new collaboration and social media tool built for the enterprise. Benioff says the new tool will leverage social-networking models and bring them into a secure and private cloud where...
The next big shift: Intranets, portals, and software suites that are the integrating force of the social fabric for our organizations. This morning's announcement here at Dreamforce today from Salesforce of Chatter, an enterprise-class realization of Facebook and Twitter, is further evidence of the industry's push for social Web capabilities...
Salesforce announces Chatter, a new product that brings together the best of collaboration and social networking, to improve efficiency in the workplace. by Sam Diaz
Salesforce is announcing today a Salesforce Chatter, an enteprise collaboration application akin to Facebook. The move puts SalesForce in competition with offerings from other providers, including IBM Lotus. Here's what's being delivered. Features: Profiles: Just like profiles on popular consumer-oriented social networking sites, Salesforce Chatter profiles include...
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